Puerto Rico January 21, 2021 American colony , Americas , Antilles , Arecibo , Atlantic Ocean , Caribbean , Caribbean Sea , colony , Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , Culebra , demographic decline , demography , english , English language , Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico , Greater Antilles , Hispanic America , hispanité , Isla Mona , Latin America , observatoire , Puerto Rico , radio-téléscope , radiotéléscope , San Juan , Spanish , Spanish language , tourism , United States , Vieques Official name Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Name in local language Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (es) ; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (en) Continent Americas Subcontinent Caribbean Population (ranking: 139e ) 3,193,694 inhabitants (2019) Population growth -0.01 % / year Area 9,104 km² Density 350.80 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 66e )104.989 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 32,874 $USD (2019) GDP growth 1.20 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 79.38 years (2014) Birth rate 9.70 ‰ (2014) Fertility rate 1.47 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 8.30 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 8.07 ‰ (2011) Literacy rate 99.06 % (2015) Official languages Spanish, English Currency Dollar ($ USD) HDI (ranking: 63e )0.845 / 1 (2015) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government Commonwealth (Free Associated State of Puerto Rico) Head of State President Joe Biden ; Governor Pedro Pierluisi National Day 4 July (independence of 1776) ISO Codes PR, PRI Demonym Puerto Rican Tourists (ranking ) 3,068,000 people (2018)
Independence in sight Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States with free status associated with the United States. Located in the Greater Antilles, the island is bathed in the north by the Atlantic Ocean and south by the Caribbean Sea. The territory consists of the island of Puerto Rico itself, and several smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra and Isla Mona.
Radiotelescope of Arecibo (destroyed in 2020), Puerto Rico. Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Beach in Puerto Rico Urban areas (2019) Urban areas Population San Juan 2,297,875 inhabitants Ponce 360,670 inhabitants Aguadilla 289,289 inhabitants Mayagüez 216,439 inhabitants Arecibo 174,606 inhabitants
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